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even romney is now admitting the economy is starting to turn around. what this all means for the race. >> another big headline this morning is new inside information about that army sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan villagers. robert bales' attorney met with him for seven hours yesterday. what they say bales' biggest fear is right now. >>> and also this half hour, the 13-year-old wisconsin girl who started her own charity after seeing something right here on abc news. she's now getting worldwide recognition. she actually will be headed to london to, get this, carry the olympic torch. she has done a lot at a very young age. >> yes, she has. >>> rick santorum has been forced to backtrack a little after telling a campaign rally in illinois that he doesn't care what the unemployment rate is going to be. >> mitt romney pounced on those remarks and then later santorum tried to clarify his position telling reporters he is concerned about unemployment rates but that his candidacy does not hinge on them. with the dramatic lead-up to today's primary in illin
even romney is now admitting the economy is starting to turn around. what this all means for the race. >> another big headline this morning is new inside information about that army sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan villagers. robert bales' attorney met with him for seven hours yesterday. what they say bales' biggest fear is right now. >>> and also this half hour, the 13-year-old wisconsin girl who started her own charity after seeing something right here on abc news. she's...
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romney is slightly ahead in the polls but is taking nothing for granted. he's calling on his secret member, his wife ann to help bring in republican women. and it seems to be working. >> what is the legacy we're going to leave our children and my grandchildren? i am hearing this from women everywhere. they are concerned about the economy. >> i think his wife is certainly going to help. i think she's a very strong, very beautiful woman. >> ann romney has called on all republicans to unite behind her husband suggesting it's time to move on to the next challenge, the race against president obama. >>> rick santorum is trying to recover from a gaffe on the campaign trail. after saying that he doesn't care what the unemployment rate is going to look like. after romney picked up on that comment, santorum tried to clarify his statement saying he does care about the unemployment rate, but that his campaign simply does not hinge on it. >> i like to fire people. do a little -- >>> texas is bracing for more severe storms after a tornado damaging dozens of homes. it to
romney is slightly ahead in the polls but is taking nothing for granted. he's calling on his secret member, his wife ann to help bring in republican women. and it seems to be working. >> what is the legacy we're going to leave our children and my grandchildren? i am hearing this from women everywhere. they are concerned about the economy. >> i think his wife is certainly going to help. i think she's a very strong, very beautiful woman. >> ann romney has called on all...
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romney still has twice the number of delegates. the math says romney will win and some republicans believe the bickering between candidates -- >> senator santorum has the same economic lightweight background. >> reporter: -- is only hurting their chances. >> governor romney called me an economic lightweight. >> reporter: -- to beat president obama. >> leaving one to wonder what romney would say. >> a theory that seemed to come true when santorum suggested in texas it might be better to keep president obama than elect mitt romney. >> you win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who is just going to be a little different than the person in there. a little different, we might as well stay with what we have. >> reporter: the primary calendar does not look great for santorum. it goes up through the northeast. delaware, maryland, d.c., new york, connecticut. but as santorum says, he is not getting out of this race. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> most of the remaining primaries ar
romney still has twice the number of delegates. the math says romney will win and some republicans believe the bickering between candidates -- >> senator santorum has the same economic lightweight background. >> reporter: -- is only hurting their chances. >> governor romney called me an economic lightweight. >> reporter: -- to beat president obama. >> leaving one to wonder what romney would say. >> a theory that seemed to come true when santorum suggested in...
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romney is far ahead in the delegate count. he has 419 compared to santorum's 178. meantime, gingrich has only won two states, south carolina. >> and gingrich said he would consider dropping out if he really thought romney or santorum could beat obama. romney fired back and said look, only an act of god at this point could get rick or mitt the nomination. >> so you're saying he has a chance? >> romney said only an act of god could get -- it was the other two guys the nomination. >> we know what you mean. >> you know what i mean i'm still thinking about the milli vanilli -- >> it's the sun. >>> republicans have been highly critical of president obama over those spike in gas prices these days. >> but the president told an audience in north carolina that americans need to cut their dependence on oil. abc's t.j. winick has the president's message. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. the day after super tuesday you might say president obama was back on the road campaigning himself. barack obama was in the battleground state of north carolina, you
romney is far ahead in the delegate count. he has 419 compared to santorum's 178. meantime, gingrich has only won two states, south carolina. >> and gingrich said he would consider dropping out if he really thought romney or santorum could beat obama. romney fired back and said look, only an act of god at this point could get rick or mitt the nomination. >> so you're saying he has a chance? >> romney said only an act of god could get -- it was the other two guys the...
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because santorum has made such a strong sxas helps romney's problem with the conservative voters. >> with the base. >> could be very interesting. think about it. could work. >> i'm thinking about. >> see what's down the line. >>> more political news. his republican rivals have hammered president obama about those rising gas prooss but speaking in nic north carolina yesterday the president urged americans to explore other kinds of fuel. a grant to local communities to encourage greater use of fuel-efficient technologies. >>> also this morning rush limbaugh is trying to reassure listeners after his radio show lost more than 40 advertisers now. sponsors began of course to pull out after limbaugh called a georgetown law student a slut and a prostitute. however, limbaugh told his audience, it's like losing just a couple of french fries at the drive-thru, you're barely going to notice it, the show's not financially hurting. he insists the yanked spots have had little if any impact on his show's revenue. so rush is here to stay. >> because he has 18,000 companies that could be advertising o
because santorum has made such a strong sxas helps romney's problem with the conservative voters. >> with the base. >> could be very interesting. think about it. could work. >> i'm thinking about. >> see what's down the line. >>> more political news. his republican rivals have hammered president obama about those rising gas prooss but speaking in nic north carolina yesterday the president urged americans to explore other kinds of fuel. a grant to local...
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that means two big chances for mitt romney to silence his critics. the only things keeping gingrich in this race, lingering doubts about whether romney is acceptable enough to a broad swath of the republican party. romney can end that argument in the south and of course he can make it even more difficult for his opponents to catch him. paula and t.j.? >> rick, thanks very much. okay. so obviously, many of the people in rick santorum's corner want mitt romney -- rather, excuse me, newt gingrich to drop out so his followers will coalesce behind newt gingrich. but as we know, newt gingrich has never been one to go quietly. fox news is now reporting that he is trying to convince rick perry, former presidential candidate, to join his ticket as vice president and try and lure some of the social conservatives away from rick santorum. >> gingrich isn't going to do what anybody else asks him to do. he's going to go out on his own terms if he goes out at all. but 110 delegates up for grabs. alabama, mississippi, and hawaii as well. >>> well, some sports headli
that means two big chances for mitt romney to silence his critics. the only things keeping gingrich in this race, lingering doubts about whether romney is acceptable enough to a broad swath of the republican party. romney can end that argument in the south and of course he can make it even more difficult for his opponents to catch him. paula and t.j.? >> rick, thanks very much. okay. so obviously, many of the people in rick santorum's corner want mitt romney -- rather, excuse me, newt...
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and will that mitt romney, one mitt romney connect, and the mitt romney lost tonight to mitt romney. and that's what happened tonight. and rick santorum was the beneficiary of that campaign going on. >> all right. i'm going to put you in a democratic white house for a minute imaginarily. and they're looking at this, what are they saying? >> they're enjoying this process very much. they're saying the longer this goes on, the bloodier it gets, the more fierce it gets in the fight going on the better for them. you've seen in the course of this process mitt romney's unfavorable rating in the course of this campaign has gone up 15 points. counter that with what happened in 2008, even though there was a tough fight between barack obama and 4i8ry clinton. barack obamas favorable rating went up 20 points in the course of that race. so what they're hoping for as this keeps going, goes till june, mitt romney ultimately wins this in a very delegate math sort of way without ever inspiring anybody and rather than bringing the country together or the republican party together and they have a very
and will that mitt romney, one mitt romney connect, and the mitt romney lost tonight to mitt romney. and that's what happened tonight. and rick santorum was the beneficiary of that campaign going on. >> all right. i'm going to put you in a democratic white house for a minute imaginarily. and they're looking at this, what are they saying? >> they're enjoying this process very much. they're saying the longer this goes on, the bloodier it gets, the more fierce it gets in the fight...
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that's where romney was declared an apparent winner. meanwhile, rick santorum picked up some key victories as well, but romney is clearly ahead in delegates but may not be ahead so much when it comes to momentum and at least this image of the inevitable nominee. that is not sealed up just yet. >> he still can't shake off santorum. he just continues to be in the rearview mirror. >> he's hanging in there. >> yes, definitely. >>> also this morning, one year after the tsunami and nuclear disaster in japan we're going to take you back into that danger zone in a "world news now" special report. >> rebuilding and recovery in that part of the world. i remember being at this desk as that story broke. so it will be amazing to see how they're progressing. and we'll lighten the mood a little bit later in this half hour. crowds of -- oh, see, this is what i'm talking about. crowds of young women wearing bikinis clearly. >> not talking about their sunglasses or their hats. >> beautiful pair. trying to set a world record. too bad i was not there for s
that's where romney was declared an apparent winner. meanwhile, rick santorum picked up some key victories as well, but romney is clearly ahead in delegates but may not be ahead so much when it comes to momentum and at least this image of the inevitable nominee. that is not sealed up just yet. >> he still can't shake off santorum. he just continues to be in the rearview mirror. >> he's hanging in there. >> yes, definitely. >>> also this morning, one year after the...
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they're hoping that romney can wrap this up. once this moves in to the northeast, where he's expected to pick up a lot more delegates. back to you, t.j. and paula. >> so 69 delegates on the table in illinois. >> right. >> 46 louisiana over the weekend. romney has 501, compared to santorum, who has 253 at the moment. >> i think it's fairly apparent that we're not going to have a brokered convention, so to speak. but i think that mitt romney really has to stop talking about the math and start, you know, inspiring people. >> connecting. >> the way that he has to if he's going to win this thing. >> for sure. he has to connect with them, which has been the big complaint all along, that he doesn't necessarily -- he's not human enough. >> that's right. but we shall see. >>> it looks like the dip in gas prices was only temporary because they're on their way up again. the national average price for a gallon of gas is now $3.83. that's up seven cents in the past week and up 31 cents over the past month. and get this. it's just 28 cents sh
they're hoping that romney can wrap this up. once this moves in to the northeast, where he's expected to pick up a lot more delegates. back to you, t.j. and paula. >> so 69 delegates on the table in illinois. >> right. >> 46 louisiana over the weekend. romney has 501, compared to santorum, who has 253 at the moment. >> i think it's fairly apparent that we're not going to have a brokered convention, so to speak. but i think that mitt romney really has to stop talking...
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half of muss miss voters said mitt romney is not conservative you have no. and they split pretty evenly between rick santorum and newt gingrich. if one of those candidates was not in this race, last night would not have been close. rick santorum swept the south, winning the alabama and mississippi primaries. >> we did it again. >> reporter: it boiled down to a battle for conservatives. evangelicals made up about 80% of voters in alabama and mississippi. a record turnout this primary season. the contest won't significantly shake up the race. but the stakes were still high. santorum wanted to come out and solidify his position as the true conservative in this race. while romney wanted to show he could appeal to the base in the deep south. >> i've been employed by the private sector like you have. i want to get that experience to get america working again and solve the challenges of this great nation. >> reporter: the south was not a natural fit for romney, a mormon yankee whose had to defend his former moderate positions on social issues. but he tried to show
half of muss miss voters said mitt romney is not conservative you have no. and they split pretty evenly between rick santorum and newt gingrich. if one of those candidates was not in this race, last night would not have been close. rick santorum swept the south, winning the alabama and mississippi primaries. >> we did it again. >> reporter: it boiled down to a battle for conservatives. evangelicals made up about 80% of voters in alabama and mississippi. a record turnout this primary...
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mitt romney will also travel to puerto rico ahead of the primary there. and even though he did not win in alabama and mississippi as expected, romney still picked up delegates toward what many predict is his eventual nomination as the gop candidate. also newt gingrich is promising to stay in the race despite losing in the two states that experts said he had to win to remain viable. >> newtrich -- newtrich. gingrich is remaining very stubborn in all of this. but if he did well in georgia obviously expected to do well in the south. he obviously did not. and at some point when do you have to get out of the race in terms of not continuing to hurt the are party? at some point it's clear you're not going to be the guy. so why stay in and risk l losin to obama? >> i think he just feels like he may not be the guy but he wants to orchestrate a brokered convention. that's what you hear both of these guys -- we may not get 1144, we don't want romney too either. so we're going toss force this down to the wire. >> but if you get to some real political theater in augus
mitt romney will also travel to puerto rico ahead of the primary there. and even though he did not win in alabama and mississippi as expected, romney still picked up delegates toward what many predict is his eventual nomination as the gop candidate. also newt gingrich is promising to stay in the race despite losing in the two states that experts said he had to win to remain viable. >> newtrich -- newtrich. gingrich is remaining very stubborn in all of this. but if he did well in georgia...
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two influential gop lawmakers threw their support behind romney. he picked up endorsements from house majority leader eric cantor of virginia, who promises romney will take that state tuesday, and on top of that one of the most conservative members of the u.s. senate, oklahoma's tom coburn is also now backing the former massachusetts governor. meanwhile, rick santorum says the nomination may not be decided until the party's convention this summer. campaigning in oklahoma ahead of tuesday's primary santorum says that romney has failed to "close the deal with voters" despite having a huge financial advantage. >>> vladimir putin is celebrating his definitive victory in russia's presidential election. but opposition groups say they don't recognize the results, complaining of widespread fraud. and today they plan to rally near the kremlin. the bbc's daniel sanford reports from moscow. >> reporter: vladimir putin appeared in front of a huge crowd outside of the kremlin walls. he proclaimed an emphatic victory and one that had been inevitable, even at the
two influential gop lawmakers threw their support behind romney. he picked up endorsements from house majority leader eric cantor of virginia, who promises romney will take that state tuesday, and on top of that one of the most conservative members of the u.s. senate, oklahoma's tom coburn is also now backing the former massachusetts governor. meanwhile, rick santorum says the nomination may not be decided until the party's convention this summer. campaigning in oklahoma ahead of tuesday's...
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romney's trying to rain on santorum's southern parade. it was romney who was all wet. >> this could be an election that comes down to a very small margin between the three people running here most aggressively. >> reporter: this race could go on for months. but of the four republican candidates, only romney has a clear path to the nomination. and that magic number of 1,144 delegates. for santorum newt gingrich and ron paul the best they can hope for is to throw up a roadblock and maybe force a convention fight. >> it sounds like someone who's been listening to math class. >> reporter: the math may be on romney's side, but he still has his work cut out for him. a new abc news/"washington post" poll found that only 66% of republicans said that they would be satisfied with romney as their nominee. and only 31% said they actually want to see him win the nomination. but for now that may be enough. that same poll found that in a head-to-head match-up romney has a slight edge over president obama. rob and paula, back to you. >> thanks, karen. on
romney's trying to rain on santorum's southern parade. it was romney who was all wet. >> this could be an election that comes down to a very small margin between the three people running here most aggressively. >> reporter: this race could go on for months. but of the four republican candidates, only romney has a clear path to the nomination. and that magic number of 1,144 delegates. for santorum newt gingrich and ron paul the best they can hope for is to throw up a roadblock and...
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mitt romney scored a coveted endorsement. jeb bush, who many republicans hoped would run himself, announced he's backing romney. in a statement, the former florida governor said now is the time for republicans to unite behind governor romney and take our message of fiscal conservativism and job creation to all voters this fall. rick santorum doesn't sound impressed. or like he's ready to step aside. >> that's what this race is coming down to is the establishment, the money versus the people. >> reporter: just as the romney campaign picks up some momentum, another self-inflicted wound. his top strategist was asked on cnn whether santorum and newt gingrich have forced romney to take conservative positions. positions that could hurt him among moderate voters in november. >> i think he hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's almost like an etch-a-sketch. you can kind of shake it up and we start all over again. >> reporter: santorum and newt gingrich are having fun with the romney campaign's slipup. both
mitt romney scored a coveted endorsement. jeb bush, who many republicans hoped would run himself, announced he's backing romney. in a statement, the former florida governor said now is the time for republicans to unite behind governor romney and take our message of fiscal conservativism and job creation to all voters this fall. rick santorum doesn't sound impressed. or like he's ready to step aside. >> that's what this race is coming down to is the establishment, the money versus the...
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romney acknowledges he and newt gingrich get together to chat from time to time. romney calls their interactions part of an ongoing friendly discourse and not some secret strategy session. there's growing pressure, of course, on gingrich to drop out and support romney. >>> mega millions mania has reached a fever pitch across the country with people from all walks of life fantasizing about winning that more than $500 million jackpot. a lump sum payout on the record $540 million prize would amount to about $230 million after taxes. not too shabby. people have been waiting in line for hours undeterred by the 1 in 176 million odds of scoring a single winning ticket. >> we have people coming out that have never bought a ticket before because they see this number and they think, gee, for just $1 i have a chance at $500 million? it's hard not to take a chance on that. >> certainly is hard not to take a chance. in new york alone, 17,000 tickets were being sold per minute. the state where a winning ticket is sold would get a tax bonanza worth tens of millions of dollars. >
romney acknowledges he and newt gingrich get together to chat from time to time. romney calls their interactions part of an ongoing friendly discourse and not some secret strategy session. there's growing pressure, of course, on gingrich to drop out and support romney. >>> mega millions mania has reached a fever pitch across the country with people from all walks of life fantasizing about winning that more than $500 million jackpot. a lump sum payout on the record $540 million prize...
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romney 153. santorum 87. super tuesday's going to shake up the math. >> 11 states on the line on super tuesday. also, santorum had 100,000 unique donors in the month of february. 130,000 donations total. $9 million in just february. >> when they say he's surging, that quantifies it, right? so super tuesday. we'll count down for you. >>> well, earlier we told you about that b.a.s.e. jumper who got stuck on an arizona mountain. well, here's the story of a daredevil with a lot better luck. >> dave macleod is now the first person ever to free climb 1,000 -- oh, my gosh. i'm getting dizzy. look at that. i'm afraid of heights. >> you don't like heights. >> no. 1,000 feet up st. john's head on the isle of hoy in scotland. free climbing means just using hands and feet with some rope for safety. i can't look. >> seems reasonable. it took ten hours to complete the grueling climb. we're told macleod was so at ease he stopped halfway up to admire the view, even snapping a few photo as well. guess that's not an activity y
romney 153. santorum 87. super tuesday's going to shake up the math. >> 11 states on the line on super tuesday. also, santorum had 100,000 unique donors in the month of february. 130,000 donations total. $9 million in just february. >> when they say he's surging, that quantifies it, right? so super tuesday. we'll count down for you. >>> well, earlier we told you about that b.a.s.e. jumper who got stuck on an arizona mountain. well, here's the story of a daredevil with a lot...
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this week both romney and santorum's spouses were in the news. but internet users seemed to be more intrigued with ann romney than karen santorum. searches for mrs. romney were up more than 1,500%. and she garnered ten times the searches of mrs. santorum. as the gop candidates slog on to the next set of primary races, yahoo news is taking a personal look at the issues up for debate this campaign season. in the new online documentary series "remake america." starting this week, we'll sit at the kitchen table with six families struggling to achieve the american dream and dispatch a team of experts to help them break through. you can follow their stories on yahoo news. and in other news, spring break is fast approaching, and lots of college students are in a frenzy to make plans and to make sure that their vacation destinations are safe. we've seen a surge in questions about whether it's safe to travel to acapulco, cancun, and cabo san lucas and also questions about greece, egypt, and israel, too. other spring break spots spiking this week are myrtl
this week both romney and santorum's spouses were in the news. but internet users seemed to be more intrigued with ann romney than karen santorum. searches for mrs. romney were up more than 1,500%. and she garnered ten times the searches of mrs. santorum. as the gop candidates slog on to the next set of primary races, yahoo news is taking a personal look at the issues up for debate this campaign season. in the new online documentary series "remake america." starting this week, we'll...
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he said romney is consistently wrong on u.s. manufacturing. the vice president who is known for his verbal gaffes created a stir when he mistakenly thanked dr. pepper instead of a college president named dr. paper. now i'm in the mood for dr. pepper. >> and rubio rumored vice presidential candidate. an interesting endorsement for a couple of reasons. >>> pope benedict is back home at the vatican this morning after his historic visit to cuba. the pope spent some one on one time with fidel castro who told the pontiff he had watched his entire visit on tv. earlier, the pope delivered an unusually political sermon insisting on more freedom for the catholic church in that communist-run country. >>> final four always conjures up interesting emotions. the rivalry between the university of kentucky and the university of louisville has hit a new low as the two teams prepare to face off in the final four this weekend. two patients well past their college years actually got into a fist fight at a dialysis clinic. it started out as a verbal argument and t
he said romney is consistently wrong on u.s. manufacturing. the vice president who is known for his verbal gaffes created a stir when he mistakenly thanked dr. pepper instead of a college president named dr. paper. now i'm in the mood for dr. pepper. >> and rubio rumored vice presidential candidate. an interesting endorsement for a couple of reasons. >>> pope benedict is back home at the vatican this morning after his historic visit to cuba. the pope spent some one on one time...
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bush and his wife, barbara, will formally endorse romney today. last night, florida senator marco rubio backing romney, saying it's increasingly clear that he will win the nomination. of course, rubio could help bring in some of those latino votes as well. and vice president biden sharpened his attacks on romney during a campaign stop in iowa. biden said that romney is consistently wrong on u.s. manufacturing. the vice president, who is known for his verbal gaffes, created a stir later when he mistakenly thanked dr. pepper instead of a college president named dr. paper. now i'm in the mood for dr. pepper. >> exactly. and rubio rumored to be a vice president candidate, so that's an interesting endorsement for a number of reasons. >>> all right, other news now. pope benedict is back home at the vatican this morning after his historic visit to cuba. the pope spent some one on one time with former leader fidel castro, who told the pontiff he had watched his entire visit on tv earlier. i'm sorry, earlier, the pope delivered an unusually political sermo
bush and his wife, barbara, will formally endorse romney today. last night, florida senator marco rubio backing romney, saying it's increasingly clear that he will win the nomination. of course, rubio could help bring in some of those latino votes as well. and vice president biden sharpened his attacks on romney during a campaign stop in iowa. biden said that romney is consistently wrong on u.s. manufacturing. the vice president, who is known for his verbal gaffes, created a stir later when he...
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if the election were held today, he could lose to mitt romney, polls say. so the race is on. the president held an official event in maryland. >> four more years! >> reporter: while the vice president headlined a campaign rally in ohio. but the events did not seem all that different. certainly not their tone about the republican candidates. >> mitt romney, rick santorum, and newt gingrich. these guys have a fundamentally different economic philosophy than we do. the economic theories of gingrich, santorum, and romney, they are bankrupt. >> if some of these folks were around when columbus set sail, they must have been founding members of the flat earth society. >> reporter: members of elite society were welcomed at a dinner for the british prime minister. richard branson. the cast of the hit british tv series downton abbey. and with a choice seat next to the first lady, george clooney. also there more than three dozen of president obama's top campaign fund-raisers. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> and george clooney was alone. i don't know where stacey keebler was. b
if the election were held today, he could lose to mitt romney, polls say. so the race is on. the president held an official event in maryland. >> four more years! >> reporter: while the vice president headlined a campaign rally in ohio. but the events did not seem all that different. certainly not their tone about the republican candidates. >> mitt romney, rick santorum, and newt gingrich. these guys have a fundamentally different economic philosophy than we do. the economic...